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1.
In which course of rivers are ox-box lakes formed?
2.
Which river is known as perennial rivers?
3.
Why does Brahmaputra become a big river on entering India?
4.
Name the Indian state where river Brahmaputra enters India.
5.
Name the river of India which forms braided stream.
6.
From where does the river Brahmaputra arise?
7.
Which river drainage pattern is formed by river Ganga?
8.
Define 'water divide' .Which place is water for Ganga and Indus river system.Name the major distributary of river Ganga.
9.
Explain the term 'water divide' with example.What is its significance?
10.
What is the Himalayan River Systems?
11.
Name the three major river system of the Himalayas.
12.
Which two Peninsular rivers flow through trough?
13.
Why does the Brahmaputra in its Tibetan part have less silt,despite a longer course?
14.
What is meant by a water divide? Give an example.
15.
Compare the east flowing and the west flowing rivers of the Peninsular plateau.
1.
In the middle and the lower courses
2.
The rivers which water throughout the year is termed as perennial river.These rivers receive water from rain as well from melted snow from the lofty mountains.
Examples: The Ganga,the Indus,the Brahmaputra ,etc
3.
(i) Before entering India, the river carries a small volume of water and less silt because Tibet is a cold and dry area.
(ii) But After entering India, it passes through a region of high rainfall.
The river carries a considerable amount of water and silt and hence become a big river.
4.
In Arunachal Pradesh through a gorge.
5.
River Brahmaputra.
6.
The river Brahmaputra arises in Tibet and very close to the sources of the Indus and the Satluj.
7.
Dendritic
8.
Any elevated area like a mountain or an upland that separates two drainage basin is as water divide.
9.
(i) Water Divide: Any elevated area like a mountain or an upland, that separates two drainage basin in termed as water divide
(ii) Example: Ambala-Saharanpur upland between the river Indus and the Ganga river system.
(iii) Ambala is located on the water divide between the Indus and the Ganga river systems.
(iv) The plain from Ambala to the Sunderban stretch over nearly 1800 km,but there is a fall one metre for every 6 km.
Hence the river develops large meanders.
10.
The Himalayan River Systems
(i) Major Himalayan rivers are the Indus, the Ganga and the Brahmaputra.
(ii) Because of their length, long distance flow, and numerous large and important tributaries; they may be called river systems.
11.
(i) The Indus river system
(ii) The Ganga river system
(iii)The Brahmaputra river system.
12.
Two Peninsular rivers flowing in troughs:
(a)Narmada
(b)Tapi(Tapti)
13.
The Brahmaputra in its Tibet part has silt because of hard terrain and steep slope.
14.
A water divide means the upland which divides the two drainage basins from each other.
Example: Ambala-Saharnpur upland seperates the Indus Basin from the Ganga Basin
15.
Comparison between East flowering and West flowering rivers of the Peninsular Plateau.
| East Flowering Rivers | West Flowering Rivers |
| 1.Mahanadi,Godavari,Krishna,and Kaveri are most important east flowing rivers of the Peninsular plateau | 1.West flowing rivers of the Peninsular plateau include Narmada,Tapi,etc. |
| 2.They flow eastwards and drain into the Bay of Bengal | 2.They originate in the central parts of the Peninsular and drain into Arabian Sea. |
| 3.These rivers form deltas at their mouth | These rivers from estuaries at their mouth. |
| 4.These rivers are have numerous tributaries | 4.These rivers are devoid of any remarkable tributary |
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